Dog In The Dugout

Fifteen-year-old Angel Williams has wanted a puppy for all of her life, so she is ecstatic when her dad finally agrees she can get one – but only on one condition. She has to hit a home run in her softball game later in the day. Much to Angel’s delight, she does, and she is rewarded with an adorable chocolate Labrador named Homer. More

Fifteen-year-old Angel Williams has wanted a puppy for all of her life, so she is ecstatic when her dad finally agrees she can get one – but only on one condition. She has to hit a home run in her softball game later in the day. Much to Angel’s delight, she does, and she is rewarded with an adorable chocolate Labrador named Homer. Homer becomes her team’s mascot, and he leads them on their quest to win the state championship. But when Homer is injured in a freak accident, can Angel and the rest of the team continue without him?

Jody Studdard is the author of several children’s novels, including A Different Diamond, Fastpitch Fever, Escape from Dinosaur Planet, and The Sheriff of Sundown City. He is a graduate of Monroe High School (1989), the University of Washington (1993), and California Western School of Law (1995). In addition to writing, he is a practicing attorney with an office in Everett, Washington. He is a fan of the Seahawks, Storm, and Sounders FC.